Internet Scams Exposed

SCAM WATCH: Internet & SMS Scams - Phishing - Email Fraud

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10.12.13

I am Special Agent Jason Gale from the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI) Intelligence Unit, we Intercepted two consignment boxes at JFK
Airport, New York, the boxes were scanned but found out that it
contained large sum of money ($4.1 million) and also some backup
documents which bears your name as the Beneficiary/Receiver of the
money, Investigation carried out on the diplomat that accompanied the
boxes into the United States, said that he was to deliver the fund to
your residence as overdue payment owed to you by the Federal Republic of
Nigeria through the security company in the United Kingdom.

Meanwhile, we cross check all legal documents in the boxes but we found
out that your consignment was lacking an important document and we
cannot release the boxes to the diplomat until the document is found,
right now we have no other choice than to confiscate your consignment.

According to Internal Revenue Code (IRC) in Title 26 also contain
reporting requirement on a Form 8300, Report of Cash Payment Over
$10,000 Received in a Trade or Business, money laundering activity may
violate 18 USC §1956, 18 USC 1957, 18 USC 1960, and provision of Title
31, and 26 USC 6050I of the United States Code (USC), this section will
discuss only those money laundering and currency violation under the
jurisdiction of IRS, your consignment lacks proof of ownership
certificate from the joint team of IRS and IRC, therefore you need to
reply back immediately for direction on how to procure this certificate
to enable us relieved the charge of evading the law on you, which is a
punishable offense in the United States.

You are required to reply back within 72hours or you will be prosecuted
in a court of law for money laundering, also you are instructed to
desist from further contact with any bank(s) or person(s) in Nigeria or
the United kingdom or any part of the world regarding your payment
because your consignment has been confiscated by the Federal Bureau here
in the United States.

Good day to you my dear a day of
love sound health, joy and favor. Well I am Mrs.Gomez Smith a widow
to A widow to Late Paul Smith, who worked as an Oil merchant and
industrialist for fifteen years before he died in the year 2003. We were
married for 24 years without a child..unfortunately now suffering from a
long time cancer of the breast, which from all indications, my
condition is really deteriorating and is quite obvious, as presumed by
physicians they said i may not live more than two months , because the
stage at which my cancer has gotten, is very critical (Level 3).

Due to my current condition and a
divine revelation i had concerning the less privileges, I have now
decided to give some of my wealth, by contributing to the development of
the motherless babies home ,cancer patient,widows and orphans,charity
homes,poor in your country, this is a way of getting you do the work of
God, i know this sounds surprising, believe me is not weird, i really
need you to forget about the distance between me and you. Actually i am
willing to donate the sum of $5.000,000.00, which is still the major
inheritance i have left. I wish you could be someone who i could trust
with all my heart, to make this wish of mine come true despite the
prayers over you before i get to contact you.

So i would like you to mail me on my email address gomezsmith1960@live.com
so i can tell you about the message I have for you from the lord, so do
mail me as soon as possible on my email address. May the Lord comfort
you, when you are feeling blue, and when you have a tear, For Your
loves sake, by God's grace